Jefferson County
Also known as Jefferson County, Georgia, Jefferson County, GA
county in Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- February 20, 1796 ; 230 years ago ( 1796-02-20 )
- Named after
- Thomas Jefferson
- Seat
- Louisville
- Largest city
- Louisville
- Total
- 530 sq mi (1,400 km )
- Land
- 526 sq mi (1,360 km )
- Water
- 3.2 sq mi (8.3 km ) 0.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 15,011
- Density
- 29.9/sq mi (11.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
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Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,709. The county seat and largest city is Louisville. The county was created on February 20, 1796, and named for Thomas Jefferson, the main author of the Declaration of Independence who became the third president of the United States.
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